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Holy Family with the Butterfly by Albrecht Dürer

Holy Family with the Butterfly

Albrecht Dürer · 1490

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DETAILS
Artist
Albrecht Dürer
Date
1490
Medium
engraving
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Prints
Culture
Germany, late 15th-early 16th Century
Credit line
Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin
ART MOVEMENTS
Northern Renaissance
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Albrecht Dürer

1471–1528 · Duchy of Bavaria

Renaissance master who revolutionized printmaking across Europe before turning 30.

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